BSB unveils plan to shape the barristers of tomorrow – Bar Standards Board
“The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today launched its Business Plan for 2008.”
Bar Standards Board, 12th November 2007
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
Her Majesty’s Court Service user survey – Ministry of Justice
“The bulletin presents the findings of the first full year (2006/07) results from Her Majesty’s Court Service (HMCS) User Survey.”
Ministry of Justice, 15th November 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Superbug hospital will not face charges – Daily Telegraph
“A hospital responsible for a series of failings that led to a superbug outbreak which claimed 33 lives will not face criminal prosecution, it was announced yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
OFT challenges banks on “misleading” overdraft charges – The Independent
“The Office of Fair Trading yesterday warned Britain’s banks it intended to take them to task over unauthorised overdraft charges whatever the outcome of a High Court test case on the fees that is scheduled to begin in January.”
The Independent, 16th November 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
BA offers £430 to strike-hit passengers – The Times
“British Airways is facing a multi-million-pound compensation bill after failing to keep secret a deal in which it has agreed to pay passengers £430 each for cancelling their flights.”
The Times, 16th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
BBC admits error over bogus crying in film of quintuplets – The Times
“The BBC added its own soundtrack of babies gurgling to a news report about the birth of quintuplets, the corporation admitted. BBC News was at the centre of another ‘fakery’ allegation after admitting that producers manipulated the soundtrack of footage received from John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford.
The Times, 16th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Diabetic in coma shot with Taser out of fear he was suicide bomber – The Times
“A man who slipped into a diabetic coma on a bus was shot twice with a Taser gun because police mistook him for an Arab suicide bomber.”
The Times, 16th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
MoD sued over “36 hours of hell” in Basra – The Times
“Iraqi prisoners held by British troops at a detention centre in Basra were forced to dance ‘like Michael Jackson’ during 36 hours of alleged beatings and sleep-deprivation, according to a High Court writ against the Ministry of Defence.”
The Times, 16th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Bill could ban tax exiles from House of Lords – The Guardian
“A forthcoming constitutional reform bill could include measures to stop tax exiles from sitting in the House of Lords, the cabinet secretary said yesterday amid further questions about the tax status of the millionaire Tory donor Lord Ashcroft.”
The Guardian, 16th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Suspected Atlantic airline plotter faces deportation – The Guardian
“A key suspect behind an alleged plot to blow up airliners over the Atlantic appeared last night to be a step closer to being extradited to Britain after a court in Pakistan dropped charges against him there.”
The Guardian, 16th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Longer sentences have led to jail crisis says top judge – The Guardian
“The prison system is in a ‘critical situation’ and there must be a debate on linking sentencing to the resources available for punishing offenders the most senior judge in England and Wales, the lord chief justice, said last night.”
The Guardian, 16th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judge ordered off divorce case after ‘flying carpet’ jibe – The Guardian
“A high court judge who made allegedly mocking remarks about a sheikh involved in a multi-million pound divorce was today ordered to step down from the case.”
The Guardian, 15th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Employers should take care with demands for experience, warns expert – OUT-LAW.com
“Employers must curb their demands for fixed amounts of experience from job applicants to avoid falling foul of discrimination legislation, an employment law specialist has warned.”
OUT-LAW.com, 15th November 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
Manning murder conviction quashed – BBC News
“A man jailed after the murder of an 18-year-old woman has won his appeal against conviction at the High Court.”
BBC News, 15th Novemebr 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
George granted retrial in Dando murder case – The Guardian
“Barry George today won his challenge against his conviction for the murder of TV presenter Jill Dando, after the court of appeal ordered a retrial.”
The Guardian, 15th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Cleric Abu Hamza cleared for US extradition – Daily Telegraph
“The radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza can be extradited to the US to face terror charges, a court has ruled.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Call for Pakistan to Respect the Rule of Law – The Bar Council
“The Heads of the Four Bars in England and Wales, Scotland and Ireland, North and South, have called for Pakistan’s leaders to reinstate the Rule of Law.”
Letter from Heads of the Four Bars
The Bar Council, 15th November 2007
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
R (O’Connell) v Parole Board and another – WLR Daily
R (O’Connell) v Parole Board and another [2007] EWHC 2591 (Admin)
“A decision by the Parole Board as to whether to direct the release on licence of a prisoner serving an extended sentence under s 227 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 who had not yet finished the custodial part of the imposed term, engaged the right not to be arbitrarily detained under art 5(4) of the European Convention on Human Rights. However, art 5(4) did not require an oral hearing in every case where the question was the assessment of risk to the public, and whether or not an oral hearing was necessary would depend upon the facts.”
WLR Daily, 13th November 2007
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
AH and Others (Sudan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – Times Law Reports
AH and Others (Sudan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
House of Lords
“In determining whether it would be unduly harsh to expect an asylum seeker to relocate to a safe haven in another part of his country, there was no requirement that consideration of conditions in the place of habitual residence had to be the starting point of the assessment. It was for the decision-maker to determine what weight was to be given to that, and all other relevant factors, in the context of the particular facts of the case.”
The Times, 15th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
